There are 4 ways to get from London to Kigali by plane or train
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kigali (KGL)plane LHR - KGL
12h 14m$424–893Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kigali (KGL)plane LGW - KGL
14h 7m$269–1,040Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kigali (KGL)plane LCY - KGL
14h 33m$334–1,306Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kigali (KGL)plane STN - KGL
16h 41m$305–1,143
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Kigali is to train and fly which costs $260 - $1,100 and takes 14h 7m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kigali is to fly which takes 12h 14m and costs $420 - $900.
The distance between London and Kigali is 6638 km.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from London to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 10:02 AM in London and 11:02 AM in Kigali.
There are 992+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between London, England and Kigali, Rwanda?
Rwandair Express, Brussels Airlines, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kigali (KGL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London City Airport to Kigali via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kigali via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from London City Airport to Kigali via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from London City Airport to Kigali via Berlin Brandenburg, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from London City Airport to Kigali via Zurich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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